"personhood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/ Audio: en-us-personhood.ogg Forms: personhoods [plural]
Etymology: From person + -hood. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|person|hood}} person + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun}} personhood (plural personhoods)
  1. The state or period of being a person. Translations (the state of being a person): προσωποσύνη (prosoposýni) [feminine] (Greek), katauhan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-personhood-en-noun-F1ooyda9 Disambiguation of 'the state of being a person': 74 26
  2. The status of being considered as a person.
    Sense id: en-personhood-en-noun-AQ5vjL8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 7 93

Inflected forms

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